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Eiffel Tower - Thierry Devaux performed a series of acrobatic figures while bungee jumping from the second floor of the tower

Time: Sunday Oct 27, 1991

Place: Paris, France

Details: On 27 October 1991, Thierry Devaux, along with mountain guide Hervé Calvayrac, performed a series of acrobatic figures while bungee jumping from the second floor of the tower. Facing the Champ de Mars, Devaux used an electric winch between figures to go back up to the second floor. When firemen arrived, he stopped after the sixth jump.

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